Enterprise Financial Services (EFS) Announcement of a Draft SIR

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Per the Enterprise Financial Services (EFS) Requirement Market Survey Solicitation/Contract #23754 posted 03/01/2016 and closed 03/31/2016 interested vendors had the option of completing and submitting an Interested Vendor Data Form. The purpose of this Vendor Data Form was to publicly disclose a vendor’s interest in subcontracting/teaming arrangements for this potential opportunity. The FAA stated it would publish this data at the time of the FAA’s next update to this opportunity. As such, the FAA is amending the posting of the Draft Screening Information Request (SIR) to include the attached Interested Vendors List, which includes the data of all vendors who responded to the Market Survey, provided an Interested Vendor Data Form, and who clearly provided the FAA with permission to publish their information for subcontracting/teaming purposes.



The deadline for all questions, comments, recommendations, etc. pertaining to this announcement and the Draft SIR is extended to no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on January 20, 2017.

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The purpose of this announcement is to provide industry with the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Draft Screening Information Request (SIR) for Enterprise Financial Services (EFS). EFS is a portfolio of contracts designed to ensure that the FAA has access to the resources necessary to carry out financial, budget and management operations and ensure the efficacy of those operations. The Department of Transportation may use this vehicle also. EFS is anticipated to be a portfolio consisting of multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with at least one contract awarded to a small business provided stated conditions in the SIR are met. The FAA currently anticipates the potential of three EFS contract awards, including the small business award, but as provided in the Draft SIR reserves the right to award any number of contracts or no contracts at all.



EFS is a follow-on vehicle to the FAA’s Financial Integrated Support (FIS) portfolio of contracts, which have a current contract end date of September 26, 2017. The FIS portfolio was initiated as part of FAA’s effort to implement holistic solutions to the challenges of federal financial management.



The Draft SIR requires that interested vendors be able to perform in each of the following Work Areas:



Work Area 1 - Policies and Processes



• Identifying the need for policies and standard operating procedures (SOPS)

• Drafting policy documents/ SOPS

• Planning for implementation of policy documents/SOPs

• Managing policy documents

• Conducting periodic reviews of policy documents



Work Area 2 - Internal Controls



• Assessing existing internal controls

• Remediating open deficiencies



Work Area 3 - Program and Project Management



• Managing programs

• Managing projects



Work Area 4 - Day-to-Day Operations



• Budget operations

• Financial and accounting operations

• Human capital management



Work Area 5 – Systems



• Defining Requirements and Testing Solutions

• Supporting Users

• Prototypes and Pilots



Work Area 6 – Training



Work Area 7 – Strategic Planning, Investment Analysis and Program Evaluation



Work Area 8 – Risk Management



Work Area 9 – Other Financial, Budget, and Management Related Activities



The FAA estimates the Final SIR, if issued, will be released in or around late January to February 2017 with proposals being due 30 calendar days after release. The FAA will utilize the best value/trade-off methodology to select the successful offeror(s). The resultant EFS contract(s), if any are awarded, will have a base ordering period of five years (60 months) and are anticipated to include Time-and-Materials, Labor-Hour, Firm Fixed Price, and/or hybrid task orders.



The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services.



Please note, this announcement and posting of a Draft SIR is for information and planning purposes only, and is not a guarantee that a Final SIR will be released for this action. Any costs associated with responding to this announcement are solely at the interested vendor’s expense and the FAA will not reimburse any costs incurred. All questions, comments, recommendations, etc. will be made public. Any confidential or proprietary information must be clearly marked as such.



All questions, comments, recommendations, etc. pertaining to this announcement and the DRAFT SIR must be addressed in writing to the following Points of Contact (POC) no later than noon Eastern Time on January 17, 2017. The subject line for all submittals must be “Enterprise Financial Services (EFS) Announcement of a Draft SIRâ€.



Contracting Officer:

Richard A. Cutts

richard.a.cutts@faa.gov

(202) 267-2862



And



Contract Specialist:

Villie Thamvongsa

vilayvanh.thamvongsa@faa.gov

(202) 267-4276



Questions, comments, recommendations, etc. to this posting may be utilized in finalizing the SIR. Any responses to questions, comments, or recommendations will be provided with the release of the Final SIR.



If you're viewing this announcement from a source other than Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO), visit https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/26378 to view the original announcement.

The purpose of this announcement is to provide industry with the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Draft Screening Information Request (SIR) for Enterprise Financial Services (EFS). EFS is a portfolio of contracts designed to ensure that the FAA has access to the resources necessary to carry out financial, budget and management operations and ensure the efficacy of those operations. The Department of Transportation may use this vehicle also. EFS is anticipated to be a portfolio consisting of multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with at least one contract awarded to a small business provided stated conditions in the SIR are met. The FAA currently anticipates the potential of three EFS contract awards, including the small business award, but as provided in the Draft SIR reserves the right to award any number of contracts or no contracts at all.



EFS is a follow-on vehicle to the FAA’s Financial Integrated Support (FIS) portfolio of contracts, which have a current contract end date of September 26, 2017. The FIS portfolio was initiated as part of FAA’s effort to implement holistic solutions to the challenges of federal financial management.



The Draft SIR requires that interested vendors be able to perform in each of the following Work Areas:



Work Area 1 - Policies and Processes



• Identifying the need for policies and standard operating procedures (SOPS)

• Drafting policy documents/ SOPS

• Planning for implementation of policy documents/SOPs

• Managing policy documents

• Conducting periodic reviews of policy documents



Work Area 2 - Internal Controls



• Assessing existing internal controls

• Remediating open deficiencies



Work Area 3 - Program and Project Management



• Managing programs

• Managing projects



Work Area 4 - Day-to-Day Operations



• Budget operations

• Financial and accounting operations

• Human capital management



Work Area 5 – Systems



• Defining Requirements and Testing Solutions

• Supporting Users

• Prototypes and Pilots



Work Area 6 – Training



Work Area 7 – Strategic Planning, Investment Analysis and Program Evaluation



Work Area 8 – Risk Management



Work Area 9 – Other Financial, Budget, and Management Related Activities



The FAA estimates the Final SIR, if issued, will be released in or around late January to February 2017 with proposals being due 30 calendar days after release. The FAA will utilize the best value/trade-off methodology to select the successful offeror(s). The resultant EFS contract(s), if any are awarded, will have a base ordering period of five years (60 months) and are anticipated to include Time-and-Materials, Labor-Hour, Firm Fixed Price, and/or hybrid task orders.



The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services.



Please note, this announcement and posting of a Draft SIR is for information and planning purposes only, and is not a guarantee that a Final SIR will be released for this action. Any costs associated with responding to this announcement are solely at the interested vendor’s expense and the FAA will not reimburse any costs incurred. All questions, comments, recommendations, etc. will be made public. Any confidential or proprietary information must be clearly marked as such.



All questions, comments, recommendations, etc. pertaining to this announcement and the DRAFT SIR must be addressed in writing to the following Points of Contact (POC) no later than noon Eastern Time on January 17, 2017. The subject line for all submittals must be “Enterprise Financial Services (EFS) Announcement of a Draft SIRâ€.



Contracting Officer:

Richard A. Cutts

richard.a.cutts@faa.gov

(202) 267-2862



And



Contract Specialist:

Villie Thamvongsa

vilayvanh.thamvongsa@faa.gov

(202) 267-4276



Questions, comments, recommendations, etc. to this posting may be utilized in finalizing the SIR. Any responses to questions, comments, or recommendations will be provided with the release of the Final SIR.



If you're viewing this announcement from a source other than Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO), visit https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/26303 to view the original announcement.